Francesco Ricatti is Cassamarca Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies, and coordinator of the Italian program at Monash University. His main research interest is in participatory and creative approaches to the study of transcultural urban communities. In this area, he has received research funding from the National Geographic, and the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies. He has studied extensively the history of Italians is Australia, and his most recent book, Italians In Australia: History, Memory and Identity, was published by Palgrave in 2018. He is passionate about oral history and creative approaches to history, and is currently the President of Oral History Victoria and the Chair of the Editorial Board of the Oral History Australia Journal. He also researches in football studies with a particular interest in the cultural history of AS Roma and Francesco Totti.

Transcultural studies; migration studies; Italian, Australian and transnational history; football Studies; oral history; participatory research and digital storytelling; history of emotions; creative writing

Transcultural studies; migration studies; Italian, Australian and transnational history; football Studies; oral history; participatory research and digital storytelling; history of emotions; creative writing

Coordination of the Italian major

Italian Introductory 1 and 2

Italian Proficient 2

New writing in Italy

President, Oral History Victoria